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Title: The passing of the Shereefian empire
Year: 1910 (1910s)
Authors: Ashmead-Bartlett, Ellis, 1881-1931
Subjects: Morocco -- History Morocco -- Foreign relations
Publisher: Edinburgh and London : W. Blackwood and sons
Contributing Library: University of California Libraries
Digitizing Sponsor: MSN

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ain of the regiment. During the afternoonI went all over Nador, and was much struck bythe high state of cultivation of the gardens. Everyhouse had been destroyed, and the trees in largenumbers had been burnt or cut down. Many ofthe Spanish officers were indignant at this, andthought it unnecessary, considering, not withoutreason, that it would exasperate the Moors, andcause them to go on fighting even longer, if theyfound they had nothing to gain by submission seeingtheir property was destroyed. At about six oclockI was delighted to see Colonel Lewis and Fortescuearrive on the scene, for I had almost given themup. They were accompanied by the French gen-eral, de Torcy. I spent a very pleasant night, forPrince Philippe de Bourbon, having to go on guard,very kindly gave me his camp-bed. On the morn-ing of the 27th the two divisions were early astir,and moved out of Nador in two dense columns, toconverge on Zeluan from the east and from thewest. General Marina got his troops out of Nador
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THE KASBAH OF ZELUAN. 465 in fine style, without any confusion, but with per-haps a little too much delay. The troops were inthe highest spirits : for two months they had beenwaiting for this final advance on what w^as thoughtto be the enemys stronghold, and now that thelonged-for moment had arrived, they stepped for-ward with great alacrity. The ground from Nadorto Zeluan is a broad, open plain, offering no facili-ties for resistance, and the Moors made no attemptto oppose our advance. Passing Tauima, we pickedup the Del Rey Regiment, leaving two battalionsof Cazadores to hold the hill. The right columnmoved along at the foot of the Beni-bu-Ifrur Hills,and speedily became engaged with the enemy, whoharassed its flank the whole way to Zeluan by firefrom the hills. I thought myself that too muchnotice was taken of these small bodies, and for atime the march of the whole two divisions wasdelayed until they had been disposed of The left-hand column, sweeping round by the Mar Chica,conver

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